Postby Daisuki Daiiyo » Tue May 26, 2015 11:59 pm MariaLisseth wrote: Can someone tell us some of the main points at Yasuda's participation on this show? Thank you !!

From what I can remember/decipher:- She only ever had 3 mins and 45 seconds of PV screen time during her entire 5 years in the group.- When she first joined, she struggled to find her position (in a group of cute girls, she felt like the odd one out).- Those first years on variety shows she wasn't too interesting, and MM's manager said that it was better that she didn't speak for the rest of her life (?? not sure about this one).- She tried to up her appeal, by hamming it up whenever she was on camera (the clips they showed of this were hilarious lol).- Other members had PBs in fancy locations like Hawaii or Guam, but hers was in Azabu Juban lol (a district right in Tokyo).- Eventually she discovered her character, which was to be the one that was made fun of (she thanks Nakai and Taka-san).- She calls herself the "Teased Ace(?)," and the pioneer of the teased-idol. Whenever she introduced herself and would blow kisses at concerts, fans would reply with "eww" lol.

- After graduating, she found dating to be tough. Something about waking up alone after drinking a lot at Goukon's (group dates).- Her dates wouldn't want to hold her hand when out in public.- When dating got tough, she thought about looking into fans who loved Yasuda Kei(?). But she said that she had no fans lol (fans that considered Kei-chan to be their ideal type anyway).- A lot of times, guy friends she had would use her just to try and get dates with Rika/Nacchi/Maki (Kikuchi really agrees on this point, and says she has the same dilemma(?) being friends with Maggy).- When she found her husband, she was lucky because he was a person who did not know about Morning Musume, so her kimoi character was unknown to him (her kimoi-chara is often what was off-putting for potential suitors).- Years later, she's now quite happy. Her wedding photos are adorable, etc.

This is just a rough summary of her points though, since my understanding of the language isn't great.